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Southern California Logistics Airport to Jacksonville International VCV → JAX

1,814 nautical miles (2,087 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 074° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:11 pm EDT (20:11 UTC). Right now VCV is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 16 knots; JAX is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 229 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 169 to 299 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 548 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 279 to 329 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 299 to 558 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 847 to 867 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from VCV.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • PC12 at 14,000 ft, 12 nm north, 11:06 pm PDT (06:06 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 658 nm along the route, 12 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CVN UA /OV TXO260060/TM 0606/FL140/TP PC12/TB MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
    Report
    a routine report filed through CVN
    Where
    60 nm west (260°) of TXO
    Time
    06:06 UTC
    Height
    at 14,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Turbulence
    moderate
    Remarks
    zab fdcs

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 16 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, ABQ, ROW, TCC, LBB, SPS, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB, MGM, CSG, TLH, JAX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft240° at 13 kt−11 kt131 kt13 h 51 min6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC)
5,500 ft240° at 14 kt−11 kt21 °C131 kt13 h 51 min6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 16 kt−12 kt12 °C132 kt13 h 45 min6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 15 kt−12 kt9 °C132 kt13 h 45 min6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 17 kt−13 kt6 °C133 kt13 h 38 min6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 20 kt−16 kt2 °C136 kt13 h 20 min6:19 pm EDT (22:19 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 24 kt−20 kt-2 °C140 kt12 h 57 min5:56 pm EDT (21:56 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 27 kt−24 kt-6 °C144 kt12 h 36 min5:35 pm EDT (21:35 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 28 kt−25 kt-7 °C145 kt12 h 31 min5:30 pm EDT (21:30 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt−31 kt-17 °C151 kt12 h 01 min5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 43 kt−42 kt-29 °C162 kt11 h 12 min4:11 pm EDT (20:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 41 kt−42 kt-38 °C162 kt11 h 12 min4:11 pm EDT (20:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 38 kt−39 kt-49 °C159 kt11 h 25 min4:24 pm EDT (20:24 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ONTused from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line250/11200/20 4°210/27 3°220/26 -4°240/32 -13°220/52 -21°220/67 -30°220/72 -37°220/65 -46°
BLHused from 50 nm out; 84 nm from the line240/19210/20 10°200/27 4°210/34 -2°220/59 -10°220/67 -20°220/75 -29°230/78 -38°220/90 -47°
PRCused from 149 nm out; 71 nm from the line200/37 6°200/35 0°220/60 -11°220/71 -20°220/88 -29°220/98 -35°220/94 -45°
ABQused from 399 nm out; 112 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
ROWused from 598 nm out; 65 nm from the line230/12230/17 13°220/30 7°230/41 -5°240/52 -17°230/66 -28°240/63 -38°240/60 -50°
TCCused from 648 nm out; 54 nm from the line240/20230/22 13°230/27 6°230/40 -7°240/55 -18°240/74 -27°240/68 -37°250/64 -49°
LBBused from 698 nm out; 58 nm from the line220/25 21°230/20 15°220/20 7°230/36 -6°240/50 -15°240/59 -28°260/52 -37°260/45 -50°
SPSused from 847 nm out; 66 nm from the line220/35220/31 18°230/16 14°230/10 8°250/18 -5°250/32 -16°260/51 -28°280/46 -38°300/50 -50°
DALused from 997 nm out; 42 nm from the line190/30200/28 18°220/18 13°250/13 8°240/24 -6°270/20 -14°270/35 -29°290/34 -39°310/41 -51°
SHVused from 1096 nm out; 73 nm from the line210/20210/20 18°230/20 11°240/16 7°270/17 -7°250/11 -15°300/34 -30°310/34 -40°320/36 -51°
JANused from 1296 nm out; 51 nm from the line240/10260/15 18°280/10 11°290/6 6°290/15 -5°300/15 -17°320/35 -30°330/38 -40°330/39 -51°
MOBused from 1445 nm out; 81 nm from the lineL/VL/V 18°020/8 11°L/V 6°330/12 -5°330/23 -17°330/30 -32°350/39 -41°340/40 -53°
MGMused from 1495 nm out; 49 nm from the line320/19330/16 17°340/21 11°330/11 5°330/27 -6°330/21 -17°330/37 -32°340/44 -40°360/30 -52°
CSGused from 1595 nm out; 69 nm from the line330/27340/28 16°350/28 11°330/17 6°340/25 -6°350/33 -18°330/46 -32°340/45 -41°350/31 -52°
TLHused from 1644 nm out; 47 nm from the line340/23350/26 17°350/21 11°300/13 6°320/25 -6°340/35 -16°350/44 -32°360/51 -42°350/33 -52°
JAXused from 1744 nm out; 45 nm from the line310/22310/19 16°300/22 14°290/25 8°300/25 -7°300/24 -18°270/20 -33°260/25 -41°290/17 -51°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
VCV Victorville, CA departure VFR from the south-southeast (150°) at 16 knots 10+ mi none 2,885 ft 1:35 am PDT (08:35 UTC)
HII Lake Havasu City, AZ 149 nm out, 5 nm south of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,900 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet Weather: light rain from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 7,500 ft 782 ft 08:35 UTC
PRC Prescott, AZ 249 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,300 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet Weather: light rain from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots 8 mi 5,500 ft 5,045 ft 08:53 UTC
SJN St Johns, AZ 399 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line VFR from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 5,736 ft 08:54 UTC
PRZ Portales, NM 688 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,077 ft
PVW Plainview, TX 777 nm out, 4 nm north of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 3,374 ft 08:35 UTC
GYI Sherman/Denison, TX 1027 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 13 knots 10+ mi none 749 ft 08:35 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR 1166 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 389 ft 08:53 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS 1365 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 341 ft 08:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL 1615 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 400 ft 23:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA 1734 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 203 ft 08:53 UTC
JAX Jacksonville, FL destination VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 29 ft 3:56 am EDT (07:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,736 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At JAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:11 pm EDT (20:11 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for JAX
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 140 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 578 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at VCV 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC), at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Southern California Logistics Airport, Jacksonville International.